Morteza Faghanpour-Saasi

Christian convert Morteza Faghanpour-Saasi was sentenced to eight years and eleven months in prison on July 16, 2025. His sentence included seven years and six months for “propaganda activities against Islamic law due to connections abroad”, and an additional seventeen months for “insulting the Supreme Leader”. 

 

Morteza was arrested by security forces on June 13, 2024 at his workplace. Other agents searched his home and confiscated Bibles, Christian literature, his mobile phone and Christian wall hangings. He was taken to Ward 209 of Evin prison where he endured repeated interrogation for 20 days, then transferred to Ward 8 where he spent another four months after he was unable to post bail. He was then released temporarily after he posted two salary slips as bail according to Mohabat News.